Warning as Australia set for major rainfall
Much of the country is set to receive a drenching this week, but one state has been warned of an elevated fire risk before the rain arrives.
Environment
‘Impassible’: Rain warning for drivers
Much of the country is set to be hit by a heavy rain band, with some areas expected to be cut off by up to 150mm of rain in a single day.
‘Doomed to fail’: Dutton’s big claim
While Peter Dutton has chosen not to reveal the cost of the Coalition’s plans to build seven nuclear reactors, he has made one big claim.
‘Strong supporter’: Dutton makes bold Hawke claim
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has declared that if the late Bob Hawke were alive today, he would back the Coalition’s nuclear power plan.
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State asthma sufferers shouldn’t visit
Aussies who suffer from asthma and hay fever have been urged to prepare for several days of “high-risk” conditions in one state.
Man charged after five-year-old drowns
The five-year-old boy drowned when the driver allegedly drove into floodwaters and the car became submerged.
Homes loss in horror bushfire near major city
The update comes as the Western Australian capital swelters through the worst of a heatwave, with temperatures on Thursday tipping 40C.
‘Perfect storm’ to hit millions of Aussies
Aussies are abandoning one thing from their household budgets in droves as the cost of living crisis continues to bite.
Family trapped in raging floodwaters
Emergency services struggled to communicate with the family, whose vehicle had become trapped in rising floodwaters, due to patchy reception.
Severe storms to soak Aussies for days
Australia has been “lit up like a Christmas tree” by vicious thunderstorms, and there’s more sopping wet conditions to come.
$1.8bn move to prevent energy shortfalls
Six batteries which could supply power to 430,000 households will be in operation by 2025, as NSW battles looming energy shortfalls.
Man’s accidental ‘magpie god’ a viral hit
A backyard experiment to deter magpies has taken an unexpected turn, transforming a homemade scarecrow into a viral sensation.
Worrying first for Australian city
Severe temperatures in one part of the country this week are poised to shatter records as summer arrives all too abruptly.
$200m lifeline for Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef has been allocated a boatload of money to improve the worsening water quality flowing through the iconic ecosystem.
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